Traffic Jam: La Dispute – ‘Bury your fire’
I’ve always felt that there’s a band out there for everyone – a band that awakens something in your soul – that changes who you are. Maybe that’s a bit too deep for a morning tune to get you through your commute, but stay with me.
Today, I bring with me what I have long marked as that band for me, and they just happen from my home state of Michigan: La Dispute. I first met them in the music scene many years ago. And I will admit, I had a hard time getting in at first, partly because I still haven’t really set foot in the difficult scene. I blame it on my lack of listening to La Dispute’s album before that meeting. Luckily, the band I worked with that summer (Island View Drive), would occasionally end up on the same bill as these guys, so we bumped into each other. I want to listen to their latest full album at the time, Somewhere in the riverbed between Vega and Altair.
Played that album once, and I fell in love with their art. Up until that point, I constantly found myself hooked on pop and indie songs with certain chords and progressions, but it was La Dispute that would change the game.
There’s something special about the music these guys make. Each album tells a story, drawn with intense and subtle notes, changing key notations, all embedded in the poetic lyrics of singer Jordan Dreyer. It’s unlike anything I’ve ever heard, and those unique tonal analogies, with all the intricate details they can intertwine, are hard to come by.
Anyway, today’s song, “Bury your fire“It’s from that album. Although there are many other songs that I can recommend to you, including “The Last Lost ContinentIn it I have a tattoo that shares the lyrics -“Bury Your Flame” has always been and remains an audience favorite, raising the energy of any venue to its peak.
La Dispute made a special program for Somewhere in the riverbed between Vega and Altair’s first birthday in 2009, where they played the entire album from start to finish. The ticketing company I worked for held this show at an opera house in town. Fortunately, the old lower floor of that opera house has been remodeled, with reinforced floors, as I’ve seen bands like La Dispute and Portugal the Man perform there and nearly broke the floor.
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Tôi ước tôi có thể tìm thấy video từ đêm đó (tôi đã tìm thấy this things), but even then, it won’t convey the experience. Children, adults, and just the overall fans of the band filled the stage, creating an intimate yet incredibly energetic bubble around the band. It’s just them and us. When “Bury Your Flame” appeared in the queue, the entire place exploded.
The boys of La Dispute, like the rest of its younger fans, have all grown up and gone with their lives, but while the band has members who currently live around the world, they’re still music is active. In fact, this year, La Dispute is celebrating 10 year anniversary Wild animals album, which is insanely crazy to think about. The band went on tour to celebrate, and since I haven’t seen them play in years, I have two tickets to say hello to these incredible boys, and relive my youth in just a few days. week.